Top Donegal medic defends concussion protocols as player welfare comes first

A leading GAA doctor has warned any deviation from the present protocols surrounding the treatment of concussion and suspected concussion could, in extreme circumstances, result in a fatality.

Dr Kevin Moran, who works with the Donegal footballers, was speaking in the context of an investigation into a proposal that came before this year’s congress to introduce a temporary concussion sub rule to Gaelic games.

The suggestion was that a player could be removed from play, tested for concussion on the sideline and then returned to action following a negative result to the test.